13:55 Limerick

Sunday 20 May 2018

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Tiny Giants Play Live At Limerick Racecourse June 16th Maiden Hurdle

Off time: 13:55 | Winning time: 3m 47.40s

Alpine Cobra³⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D J McInerney⁽⁵⁾| T: C Byrnes| C

6/1

Scorpion gelding out of a Tirol mare related to the likes of Might Bite and Don't Touch It. Won on most recent bumper appearance here last month. Worth a market check on hurdling debut.

Form: 541-

Cloudybackwest³⁴⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: C A Landers⁽⁷⁾| T: P Neville| OR: 94

33/1

Poor form in a series of hurdle starts including falling on his handicap debut when last seen in June. Hard to make a case for.

Form: 075/6F-

I Keano^t⁶

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Sean Flanagan| T: Miss D O'Shea

33/1

Pulled up on both career point-to-point starts and first time tongue-tie did not bring about any improvement earlier this month. Plenty to prove here.

Form: PP-6

Jetez⁷²

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: R M Power| T: Mrs J Harrington| BF

5/4

Placed twice from four starts over hurdles including when runner-up in a Leopardstown maiden hurdle but has shown nothing since including at Leopardstown in March when beaten favourite over 2m4f. Worth noting in the betting.

Form: 4432P4-

Jp Dundee²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Kevin Sexton| T: P Nolan

125/1

Well beaten and never nearer in two career maiden hurdle starts at Killarney and Ballinrobe last month. Form doesn't warrant support here.

Form: 0-0

Kanturk Bard⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D P Holden⁽⁷⁾| T: M Winters

125/1

Never a factor in two maiden hurdle displays in the last month well beaten on both starts and looks vulnerable in this company.

Form: 8-0

Melman

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: R Loughran| T: Peter Fahey

33/1

Gelding by Stowaway out of a Mark Of Esteem mare related to sturdy national hunt types Hidden Cyclone and Outlander. Looks a long-term prospect on debut.

Form:

Mr Everest²²⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: E O'Connell⁽⁷⁾| T: A J Martin

25/1

82-rated Flat handicapper for Joseph O'Brien winning one of his five starts. Yard one winner from their last 17 starts and a watching brief for now.

Form:

Savannah Storm⁴⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: Jack Kennedy| T: G Elliott| BF

4/1

Failed to build on a promising run at Navan in March when disappointing in a Fairyhouse maiden hurdle beaten 19L last month over 2m on soft to heavy ground. Hard to construct much of a case for the son of Dubawi here.

Form: 429-

Sticky Situation^t⁷

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: M A Enright| T: P Neville

100/1

Well beaten a total of 80L in two dour maiden hurdle starts over a year apart finishing 10th of 18 earlier this month at Killarney. Looks up against it here.

Form: 86385/0

Storm Rising²⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-12| J: D G Hogan| T: D Hogan| OR: 109

12/1

Still looking in the hands of the handicapper the Canford Cliff gelding showed plenty of promise last month in a Kilbeggan maiden hurdle over 2m on yielding to soft ground finishing fourth of 12 beaten 5¾L. Could be of interest.

Form: F5769-4

War Room²²

Age: 9| Weight: 11-12| J: F J Hayes⁽⁷⁾| T: S M Duffy

100/1

Six career victorys on the AW at Dundalk but still without a win on the Flat in 13 turf starts. Hefty struggle looks to be on the in store here.

Form:

Biddy Be¹⁵

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: A E Lynch| T: H De Bromhead

40/1

Well beaten on debut at Tramore last month and failed to finish a 12-runner maiden hurdle when upped in trip at Wexford a couple of weeks ago. May appreciate the drop in trip here.

Form: 5-P

Katie Connell³¹⁰

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: Rachael Blackmore| T: W P Mullins| D

4/1

Doyen mare related to Kumbeshwar, Dandridge and multiple scorer for Alan King Valdez. Winner on debut in a Cork bumper when last seen in July and likely to be a warm order here.

Form: 1-

No Holdenback¹¹⁹

Age: 5| Weight: 11-5| J: L P Dempsey| T: A Leahy

100/1

Well beaten and never a factor on a bumper and maiden hurdle start when last seen in January finishing 12th of 16 well beaten 103L. Unlikely to play a part in the finish here.

Form: 60-

Dont Tell Suellen⁶²

Age: 7| Weight: 11-12| J: B Browne| T: Miss D O'Shea

125/1

First Reserve: Morozov gelding out of a Video Rock mare related to game jumpers Opening Batsman, Eduard and seven-time winner Jayo Time. Well beaten on both career starts and best watched for now.

Form: 00-

Berkeley Byron¹⁹

Age: 6| Weight: 11-12| J: Mr J C Canavan| T: S J Mahon

100/1

Second Reserve: Well beaten on debut in a Ballinrobe bumper earlier this month when sent off at 50/1 and hard to make a case for here.

Form: 7

Non-Runners

Cave Master

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: J J Walsh J: Phillip Enright

Offshore Oscar⁷³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 7

T: E McNamara J: R P Treacy

Saddlers Ask⁶²

Weight: 11-12| Age: 6

T: Miss D O'Shea J: Katie O'Farrell

Boris Grishenko²³³

Weight: 11-12| Age: 5

T: G Elliott J: Reserve 3

Forecasts

Jetez (5/4), Savannah Storm (4/1), Katie Connell (4/1), Alpine Cobra (6/1), Storm Rising (12/1), Boris Grishenko (20/1), Mr Everest (25/1), Cloudybackwest (33/1), I Keano (33/1), Melman (33/1), Cave Master (33/1), Biddy Be (40/1), Saddlers Ask (50/1), Offshore Oscar (66/1), Sticky Situation (100/1), War Room (100/1), No Holdenback (100/1), Berkeley Byron (100/1), Jp Dundee (125/1), Dont Tell Suellen (125/1), Kanturk Bard (125/1)

The Willie Mullins-trained KATIE CONNELL is likely to be popular in the market here and can be expected to land the spoils in a competitive handicap. The five-year-old took the long way round when winning a 2m good ground bumper when last seen in July finishing 4½L ahead of Allardyce who has gone on to be a 118-rated hurdler putting in a number of consistent displays. The generally disappointing Jetez has more potential than a number of these and game bumper winner Alpine Cobra can hit the frame.